Lafayette police Lt. Scott McCoy said Chewy and Pippy escaped from Corey Balser's residence at 3236 Pipers Glen Drive just before attacking a neighbor and her dog.

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Three attacks later, the owner of a pit bull deemed dangerous by Lafayette city officials more than a year ago is now facing arrest.

A warrant to arrest and hold 22-year-old Corey Balser without bond was issued Thursday morning in Tippecanoe Superior Court 1 after a hearing on a petition to revoke his probation. As of Thursday night, Balser was still at large.

The order for his arrest came after his pit bull, Chewy, allegedly attacked two people in the past month. The latest attack took place early Tuesday, when 67-year-old Loretta Sims and her husky, Kato, were allegedly ambushed by Chewy. ...